Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-11
INTENSE FEELING.
THE PEOPLE OF DAEvILLE AND COLE
MANS BILL.
A Marketing to Inquire Into the True
fnwar6ness OF the Mstter-The
Tobceco Market, &c.

DASvILLE, VA, December 10.-The
people here arc very much stirred up
over the bill offered in the Legislature
Friday by Captain Coleman granting a
charter to the Richmond and Danvllle
syndicate for a line of railway 10 be
built from Danville TO Bristol, Tenn, TO
be kaown as the Danville and Great
Western Railroad Company. Many are
OF the opinion that the Richmond and
Danyille Company have no ideaof build
ing an independent road, their sole OBJ
ject being to get possession OF the Dan-
vile and New-Kiger Narrow-Gauge road,
and thereby head off lines OF road in
contemplation from Norfolk TO this
point. The feeling against the scheme
has become 80 intense that the following
resolution was unanimously adopted at
public meeting held in the Third Ward
tonight:
ResOiUcd, That the businessmen and
citizens OF the city generally be re-
quested 10 assemble IN mass-meeting at
Masonic Hall the afternoon OF the 18th
instant for the purpose Of considering
the effect upon Danville and her interests
OF the bin now pending before the Legs
lature 10 grant to the Richmond and
Danville syndicate a charter for rail
road to be called the Danville and Great
Western and to be built from here to
Bristol.
The Tobacco Mnrket-Suit Decided
a Fight.
Special telegram TO the Dispatch.l
DANyHLE, Va, December l0.-Owing
to the cold, harsh weather the receipts
of leaf tobacco have been light to-day.
The offerings have been about the ave
rage, no special improvement in quality
being noticeable. Prices remain firm
with an upward tendency. There has
been animation in the manufactured
goods, and several manufacturers report
large orders for the weed. Shipments
have also been good daring tho week.
The sale of stamps ut the revenue Office
for the week amounted TO 30, 2j3.76.
1t is announced that Rcv. Sam Small
will lecture here next week in the Inte-
rest of Emory and Henry College gym
nasium, and no doubt the Academy Of
Music will be filed.
Some time ago q salt Of MOorman's
heirs against LawsOn's heirs was argued
before Judge Blackwell, of the Hastings
Court, and to-day the Judge rendered
his decision in favor of the Norman
heirs, giving them the property claimed,
which is a magnificent brick dwelling
and lot located on Main street. The pro-
perty IS subject to n mortgage in favor Of
farmer named Hodge, Of North Caro-
lima, andimproyemensp upon the same
by Lawson since the date of its occupancy
by Norman, which is the brick struc-
ture in lieu of frame one. The pro
perty was disposed of by the late Wilcher
Keen, grandfather and guardian of the
Moormans, who were minors, and the
plea was he had no authority to dispose
of the property and that the children re-
ceiyed no benefit from said sale--hence
the suit. The case will 90 to the Court
of Appeals.
The above decision may affect large
amount of property now held by persons
here who purchased from MIR. Keen.
A lively mill Ia Sullivan, no particu-
lar rules, took place in warehouse here
to-day between a coal-dealer and a ware
houseman, an old guano bond being the
stakes. No serious damage was done
except to their pocket-books in the shape
of fines imposed by justice.